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POLITICS

Had Sanjay Gandhi been alive ?
At a political discussion an interesting remark came from a Congresman " Had Sanjay Gandhi been alive there would not have been threat of Narendra Modi".

Former Secretary to President of India to contest Lok Sabha poll
Former Secretary to the President of India, Christy Fernandez is going to contest Lok Sabha polls on CPM ticket from Ernakulam constituency from Kerala. He is a former 1973 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

BUREAUCRACY

Secretary level appointments in GoI on Monday
The Secretary level appointments in the Government of India will now take place only on Monday.

Saurabh Chandra to assume office today
Saurabh Chandra would take charge as the new Petroleum Secretary on Saturday. The 1978 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre official was Secretary in Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion till now.

Shaktikant Das gets additional charge of Secretary, Mines
Shaktikant Das, Secretary (Fertilisers) has been given the additional charge of Secretary, Mines.

P K Mohanty gets four months extension
P K Mohanty Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary has been four months extension in service. He is 1979 batch IAS officer. Meanwhile, strong contender for the post I Y R Krishna Rao has proceeded on leave.

History would be made at HPCL today
History would be made at HPCL today with Nishi Vasudeva becoming the first woman to reach the helm of a Navratna public sector firm, following the retirement of Subir Roy Choudhury.

ONGC to have a new head from today
The newly appointed Chairman of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC), D K Saraff, who was Managing Director of ONGC Videsh, would run the company from today.

Banerjee is new DGP of Uttar Pradesh
Anand Lal Banerjee has been appointed new DGP in Uttar Pradesh. He is 1979 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh. He would retire on December 31.

A N Upadhyay appointed as DGP of Chhattisgarh
A N Upadhyay, who was holding an additional charge of DGP, has been given full charge of Director General of Police (DGP), Chhattisgarh. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

D K Pathak is also DG, BSF
D K Pathak, presently Special DG, BSF, has been assigned an additional charge of Director General, Border Security Force (BSF) with effect from March 1, 2014 and till an officer is appointed to this post. He is a 1979 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

IPS officer joins politics
Former 1985 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre Amitabh Chaudhary has formally joined Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) .

Prasad appointed Ambassador to Turkmenistan
Dr T V Nagendra Prasad, (IFS:1993) currently Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Berne (Switzerland), has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan.

Bureaucratic reshuffle likely in Delhi Government
A bureaucratic reshuffle is expected to take place in Delhi Government in a week or two.

Anand Madhukar is new Director ACC
Anand Madhukar will be new Director ACC. The 1997 batch IRPS officer Madhukar will also function as first Appellate Authority with regard to RTI Matter.

S K Mishra gets extension till September
S K Mishra has been given three months extension in his central deputation tenure. He was scheduled to be back to the state in June last week. The 1985 batch IPS officer of J&K cadre is currently serving as IG at BSF Headquarter .

Why a senior IPS officer was denied of ADG berth in BSF?
Well placed sources say that a senior IPS officer missed the bus for BSF for no wrong doings or disqualification on his part. Reportedly, a minister (related to MHA) wanted the BSF HQ to transfer two or three inspector level officers as a favor. The HQ, somehow, failed to do so. Coincidentally the ADG rank IPS officer was denied of the berth with BSF. After all he was the choice of the HQ itself.

P P Pande unlikely to be empanelled as DG, GoI
If some reliable sources are to be believed P P Pande seems to to have missed the bus despite having his name under consideration zone for DG empanelment in GoI. The 1980 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre is, reportedly, on the 7th number on the seniority list.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Mkgt), HLL Lifecare
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Marketing), HLL Lifecare Limited lying vacant since December 12, 2012. Those willing to apply can send their applications before March 10, 2014.

Post of Presiding Officer, DRT, Jabalpur vacant
The post of Presiding Officer, Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Jabalpur, has been lying vacant.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Tamil Nadu
Several IAS officers in Tamil Nadu have been transferred. Accordingly, V Chanrasekaran has been made Special Secretary, Agriculture, J Kumaragurubaran posted as Joint Secretary, Industries, Dr C N Maheswaran as Mission Director, State Rural Health Mission, Mahesan Kasirajan as Director, Information and Public Relations and MD, Arasu Cable TV Corporation, Anil Meshram as Director, Treasuries and Accounts, Mrs S Malarvizhi as Joint Commissioner, Administration, Commercial Taxes; Dr R Palaniswamy as MD, Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board and Mrs V Shantha has been made MD, SAGOSERVE, Salem. Besides, C V Sankar has been given full additional charge of Director, Sugar & Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Sugar Corporation Ltd.

Eight IAS officers transferred in UP
As many as eight IAS officers have been transferred in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Harsh Tankha has been appointed Joint Development Commissioner, Meerut, Nagendra Prasad Singh - Collector, Shamli; Govind Raju N S - Special Secretary, Milk Development and Chief General Manager, PCDF, Lucknow; Ashutosh Niranjan - Member (Administration), UP State Roadways Authority and Additional CEO, UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority; Dinesh Kumar Singh-I - Special Secretary, Revenue; Shambhu Kumar - Chief Development Officer, Jalaun; Durga Shakti Nagpal - Chief Development Officer, Mathura and Abhishek Singh has been made Joint Magistrate, Mathura.

Six IAS officers transferred in Karnataka
As many as six IAS officers have been transferred in Karnataka. Accordingly, B N Krishnaiah has been appointed as Commissioner for Religious & Charitable Endowment and Ex-officio Additional Secretary, Revenue; Muddumohan will now be Deputy Commissioner, Udupi; Dr M N Ajay Nagabhushan will be Deputy Commissioner, Mandya; Panduranga Bommaiah Naik - Commissioner, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Bangalore; Dr M T Reju - Deputy Commissioner, Uttara Kannada and Mohammad Salahuddin - Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Bellary.

Three IPS officers in MP shifted
Three IPS officers in Madhya Pradesh have been transferred. Accordingly, Dr Rajendra Prasad has been made DIG, Anti-Dacoit Campaign, Gwalior; Abid Khan as SP, West Indore and D Kalyan Chakravorty as SP, Singarauli.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Arunachal
Some officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Arunachal Pradesh. Accordingly, Gonesh Koyu has been given an additional charge of Joint Secretary Cabinet while Hage Khoda will now be Commissioner Social Justice Empowerment and Tribal Affairs and T Taloh is Commissioner to Chief Minister with additional charge of Commissioner PHED. Similarly, Kalling Tayang has been posted as Secretary Power and Hydro-Power; Bolung Siram as Secretary Supply and Transport, Consumer Affairs & Legal Metrology; Marnya Ete as Commissioner Tax and Excise; Sanjay Saxena as Resident Commissioner, Arunachal Bhawan, New Delhi andKrishna Mohan Uppu was posted as Lower Subansiri Deputy Commissioner.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Jharkhand
A number of officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Jharkhand. Accordingly, Bheemsen Tuti has been transferred to Gumla while Rakesh Bansal was shifted to Deogha and Praveen Kumar is posted as Ranchi DIG. Similarly, A Natrajan has been appointed as new Palamu IG; R K Mallick as IG Jharkhand Jaguar; Manoj Ratan as SP railway Dhanbad; Anup Birthary as Ranchi city SP and Prashant Karn was posted as SP Chatra.

D K Sarraf assumes charge as CMD, ONGC
D K Sarraf, MD, OVL, has taken over the charge as Chairman & Managing Director, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited. He succeeded present incumbent Sudhir Vasudeva retired on February 28, 2014.
(We said this on July 30, Aug 30, 2013 and on Feb 19 & 25 , 2014)

Ms Nishi Vasudeva is new CMD, HPCL
Ms Nishi Vasudeva, Director (Marketing), HPCL, has taken over the charge as Chairperson and Managing Director (CMD), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL).
(We said this on Aug 21)

K S Popli takes over as CMD, IREDA
K S Popli, Director, IREDA, has taken over as CMD, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA).
(We said this on Sept 5, 2013)

Dr A Karnatak joins as Director (Proj), GAIL
Dr A Karnatak, ED, GAIL, has assumed the charge as Director (Projects), Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL).
(We said this on Aug 16, 2013)

2 IAS officers get HAG in Himachal Pradesh
Two IAS officers of 1990 batch namely Prabodh Saxena and Dr Ajay Bhandari have been promoted to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) scale of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in Himachal Pradesh.

Rohan Chand Thakur is also Director, Sainik Welfare in HP
Rohan Chand Thakur has been given additional charge of Director, Sainik Welfare, Hamirpur, HP. Thakur is a 2009 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Aparna Arora is also Secretary, Environment in Rajasthan
Aparna Arora has been given an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Environment, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Arora is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

K N Srivastava to be Member NDMA !
Former Secretary Civil Aviation K N Srivastava is being appointed Member of the National Disaster Management Authority . He is former 1978 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Pradhan gets addl charge of PS, Tourism in Bihar
B Pradhan has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Tourism Department, Patna, Bihar. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

90 IRS-IT officers get Selection Grade
As many as 90 officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre have been accorded Selection Grade (Non-Functional). The officers include: Vilas V Shinde, Uday Kumar Sardar, Pravena, Vinay Sinha, Sheo Dan Singh Bhadoria, Salil Mishra, Rohit Garg, Nidhi Sharma, Mohd Saloman Khan, Shaveta Nakra, Sanjay Pandey, Deepshikha Sharma, Ritesh Misra, Aashna Paul, Nimisha Singh, K Ramana Babu, Rajiv Kumar, S Rvai Shankar Narayan, Ashim Kumar Modi, Prakhar Viplava Gupta, Pravin Kumar Rawal, Manoj Kumar Mahar, R H Gohel, S R Desai, K C Mathew, R K Chaturvedi, D Ravi Kumar, R C Gupta, Horam Singh, Sachindra Das, Rajeshwar Prasad, C M Naik, M K Singh, Lata Sunder, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Braja Kishore Das, Roop Chand, V K Khanna, Ajit Kumar Khan, N A Joshi, Lal Philips, R K Gupta, Motilal Roy Burman, Krishna Kumar Das, D C Sharma, I Satish Kumar, R Dolly, Bhim Kunwar, K Venkataram, R N Sinha, R N Poonia, J S Ahlawat, A Tigga, A Kujur, G R Kokani, Pancham Lal Kureel, Madhu Kumar Julka, Kultej Singh, M S Minhas, D N Parekh, P P Kakade, Anuradha Ravi, Sanjay Dhariwal, Dharam Veer Singh, Sujit Kumar, Ajai Pratap Singh, Neelam Shukla, Satyasai Rath, Rajan Bahadur, P Praveen Siddharath, Susan Thomas, A S Kumbhar, Manish Sareen, Dr Sanjay Kumar Lal, Prakash Dubey,, Y P Verma, Vijay Kumar Jaiswal, T Prasanna Kumari, Vijay Babu Vasanta, Pradeep Kumar Meel, Raghuveer Singh Dagur, Rajib Jain, R Clement Ramesh Kumar, Deshmuk S vishwasrao, K Shyam Prasad, Umesh Chandra Mishra and Korra M Chouhan.

P Sreedharan appointed Secretary Lok Sabha
P Sreedharan has been appointed new Secretary Lok Sabha.

Arbind Modi promoted to CCIT grade
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Arbind Modi has been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT), CBDT. He is presently on foreign assignment to the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank.

Shashi Bushan appointed as Member, CBEC
Indian Revenue Service officer of Custom and Central Excise cadre, Shashi Bushan has been appointed as Member of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Karnataka
A number of officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, Amar Kumar Pandey has been appointed as Additional Director General of Internal Security Division, Bangalore while T Suneel Kumar will now be Additional Director General of Civil Rights and Mohamed Wazir Ahmed is Inspector General of Training, Bangalore.Similarly, C H Pratap Reddy has been appointed as Inspector General and Secretary, Home PCAS, Bangaore; Seemant Kumar Singh gets additional charge of Inspector General of Western Range, Mangalore; Dr Ram Niwas Sepat is posted as Superintendent of Police, Bijapur; Ajay Hilori as Superintedent of Police, Kolar with additional charge of SP, KGF; Dr Rohini Katoch Sepat as Superintdent of Police, Koppal; S D Saranappa as Superintedent of Police, Dakshina Kannada District, Mangalore and K T Balakrishna was made Superintendent of Police, Gadag.

DEBATE

WILL AAP Party get fractured ?
There is a saying "If you want to start a journey of 1000 miles begin with a single step ". Will the AAP Party get fractured by running very fast ?
Mail your views to + mehrotra.suresh @gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

GoI approves Terms of Reference of 7th Pay commission
The Government of India has given its approval to the Terms of Reference of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) as follows: to examine, review, evolve and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible regarding the principles that should govern the emoluments structure including pay, allowances and other facilities/benefits, in cash or kind, having regard to rationalization and simplification therein as well as the specialized needs of various Departments, agencies and services, in respect of the following categories of employees: Central Government employees-industrial and non-industrial; Personnel belonging to the All India Services; Personnel of the Union Territories; Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department; Members of regulatory bodies (excluding the Reserve Bank of India) set up under Acts of Parliament and Officers and employees of the Supreme Court.

Ramakrishnan ceases to be ED & Director, Tata Power Company Ltd
S Ramakrishnan, Executive Director (Finance) and Director of Tata Power Company Ltd has ceased to be on Board of the company on attaining the age of superannuation .

Ms Jain resigns as Company Secy. Pentokey Organy India Ltd
Ms Priyanka Jain has resigned as Company Secretary of Pentokey Organy India Ltd.

Sai Narayanan resigns as Company Secy. Chemfab Alkalis Ltd
S C Sai Narayanan has resigned as Company Secretary of Chemfab Alkalis Ltd.

Jain appointed Chairman Emeritus, DCW Ltd
DCW Ltd has appointed Dr S C Jain as 'Chairman Emeritus' of the company.

Jain appointed MD, DCW Ltd
Vivek Jain, Senior President of DCW Ltd, has been appointed as a Director and Managing Director of the company with immediate effect

DEBATE

DEBATE (1)

Arvind Kejriwal is a very astute politician. It is a cardinal error to think of him as either a bureaucrat or technocrat. He has the capacity to strategise optimally. He is using it to acquire power. He is playing to the gallery all the time. His principles are confined to the principle of populism and geared towards self aggrandisement. Nothing wrong with that. It is the mistake of the Congress to have let corruption and inflation spiral out of control which has led to deep rooted cynicism among the public. So the Public is looking to other alternatives. The Pied Piper of Delhi is merely using that. How is it his fault if he wishes to piggyback on the public sentiment to the office of PM? The methods he is employing are the same as those employed by other politicians. What is so wrong with that? If he has the ability to fool some of the people some of the time, good luck to him.

Vijay Kumar

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A farce political calculation

I disagree that Pranab Babu be consensus candidate of Congress and Third Front ? It may be a farce political calculation in the political circles that, if the need arises, President Pranab Mukherjee may be the consensus candidate of the Congress and the Third Front for the next Prime Minister, but it seems next to impossible. Being honoured First Citizen of India, it will be below dignity for Him.

Harish Kumar

US is not India !

We forget that US is not India where IAS and IFS are considered above law. Their immigration authorities will not leave any one however high they may be if they doubt their bonafides. Rather I would like to know what action Indian Government has taken against this lady for flouting immigration laws and spoiling the name of this country? She has fraudulenly taken a lady from a poor background to work in US as her slave.

N Krishnan

No justification behind increasing retirement age

There is no justification of increase of retirement age when millions of our youth are without job. There should be a strict review at the age of 58 and only those who are competent should be allowed to retire at 60, otherwise 58 is the ideal age of retirement. This should not be linked to the voting pattern in the elections. The worst thing has happened in the case of university teachers who hardly contribute any thing in academics after 60 rather they indulge in politics. Here also a strict merit review should be conducted after 60.

Majhauli

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